7451236540 | vocales | vowels | 0 | |
7451236541 | diptongo | diphthong, the combination of a strong vowel (a, o, e) with a weak vowel (i, u) | 1 | |
7451236542 | sinéresis | two strong vowels in the same syllable | 2 | |
7451236543 | sinalefa | blending two successive vowels into one syllable | 3 | |
7451236544 | llana | describes words in which the stressed syllable is the second to last | 4 | |
7451236545 | aguda | describes words in which the stressed syllable is the last | 5 | |
7451236546 | esdrújulas | describes words in which the stressed syllable is the third to last | 6 | |
7451236547 | tetrasílabo | four syllables per line | 7 | |
7451236548 | hexasílabo | six syllables per line | 8 | |
7451236549 | heptasílabo | seven syllables per line | 9 | |
7451236550 | octosílabo | eight syllables per line | 10 | |
7451236551 | eneasílabo | nine syllables per line | 11 | |
7451236552 | decasílabo | ten syllables per line | 12 | |
7451236553 | endecasílabo | eleven syllables per line | 13 | |
7451236554 | dodecasílabo | twelve syllables per line | 14 | |
7451236555 | alejandrino | fourteen syllables per line | 15 | |
7451236556 | hipérbole | hyperbole, exaggeration | 16 | |
7451236557 | prosopopeya | personification, giving human characteristics to non-human objects | 17 | |
7451236558 | aliteración | alliteration, repetition of the same sound or group of sounds | 18 | |
7451236559 | anáfora | anaphora, repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of two or more verses or sentences | 19 | |
7451236560 | antítesis | antithesis, expression of contradictory ideas in similar phrases | 20 | |
7451236561 | aparte | aside, technical theater term to communicate to the audience certain things that the other characters should not know | 21 | |
7451236562 | apóstrofe | apostrophe, a passage addressing a person or thing as if it could respond | 22 | |
7451236563 | arquetipo | archetype, a typical example or symbol of something, a model of behavior | 23 | |
7451236564 | arte mayor | verses with more than eight syllables | 24 | |
7451236565 | arte menor | verses with eight syllables or less | 25 | |
7451236566 | asíndeton | asyndeton, omission of a conjunction between parts of a sentence | 26 | |
7451236567 | carpe diem | life is short and should be appreciated | 27 | |
7451236568 | cesura | caesura, a pause in the middle of a line | 28 | |
7451236569 | clímax | climax, most intense point of action in the plot | 29 | |
7451236570 | elipsis | ellipsis, omission of elements of a sentence | 30 | |
7451236571 | encabalgamiento | enjambment, continuation of a thought from one verse to the next | 31 | |
7451236572 | epopeya | epic poetry, poetry in an elevated style describing a historic or legendary hero | 32 | |
7451236573 | epíteto | epithet, addition of adjectives that are not necessary, but emphasize a certain characteristic of a thing | 33 | |
7451236574 | estribillo | refrain, line or lines that are repeated throughout a poem | 34 | |
7451236575 | estrofa | stanza | 35 | |
7451236576 | estructura | structure, the framework of a literary work | 36 | |
7451236577 | exposición | exposition, the beginning of a work in which the characters and premise are introduced | 37 | |
7451236578 | hamartia | tragic flaw, weakness of a tragic hero that leads him to catastrophe | 38 | |
7451236579 | hipérbaton | hyperbaton, alteration to the typical order of words in a sentence | 39 | |
7451236580 | imagen | image, literal or figurative representation of an object or sensory experience, mental image | 40 | |
7451236581 | in media res | beginning in the middle of the action rather than before | 41 | |
7451236582 | metáfora | metaphor, a comparison between objects in which one object is typically symbolic of another | 42 | |
7451236583 | metonimia | metonymy, substitution of a word for the idea meant | 43 | |
7451236584 | onomatopeya | onomatopoeia, use of words to imitate a sound | 44 | |
7451236585 | paradoja | paradox, union of apparently irreconcilable ideas | 45 | |
7451236586 | pareado | couplet, stanza of two lines | 46 | |
7451236587 | parodia | parody, exaggerated imitation of something for comic effect | 47 | |
7451236588 | prefiguración | foreshadowing, indication of events to come | 48 | |
7451236589 | realismo mágico | magical realism, magical elements in a realistic setting | 49 | |
7451236590 | rima asonante | assonance, type of rhyme in which only the vowels rhyme | 50 | |
7451236591 | rima consonante | consonance, rhyme in which the last sounds rhyme | 51 | |
7451236592 | simbolo | symbol, use of a concrete object to represent an abstract idea | 52 | |
7451236593 | símil | simile, comparison between two objects using like or as | 53 | |
7451236594 | sinécdoque | synecdoche, substituting the name of an object for another related object, typically used to give an object a more general name | 54 | |
7451236595 | soneto | sonnet, poetic composition of fourteen lines | 55 | |
7451236596 | tema | theme | 56 | |
7451236597 | tono | tone, attitude of the author towards the material | 57 | |
7451236598 | alegoría | allegory, story interpreted to reveal a deeper meaning | 58 | |
7451236599 | copla | couplet, two lines of verse joined into one unit | 59 | |
7451236600 | figuras retóricas | rhetorical figure, language device used by a writer to prompt the reader to consider the meaning from a different perspective | 60 | |
7451236601 | hemistiquio | hemistich, half a line of verse preceded or followed by a caesura, sometimes used to indicate tension or suspense | 61 | |
7451236602 | justicia poética | poetic justice, device in which a character is punished or rewarded based on their actions, often by fate | 62 | |
7451236603 | metro | meter, rhythmic structure of verse | 63 | |
7451236604 | retruécano | pun, play on words involving words that sound similar or a word with multiple meanings | 64 | |
7451236605 | octava | octave, verse consisting of eight lines | 65 | |
7451236606 | polifonía | polyphony, aspect of narrative involving multiple perspectives | 66 | |
7451236607 | oda | ode, lyric poem addressing a particular subject, often elevated in style | 67 | |
7451236608 | polisíndeton | polysyndeton, repetition of conjunctions | 68 | |
7451236609 | pregunta retórica | rhetorical question, question posed for effect and not intended to be answered | 69 | |
7451236610 | ritmo | rhythm, pattern of language | 70 | |
7451236611 | serventesio | stanza of four verses of more than eight syllables with consonance, usually with a rhyme scheme ABAB | 71 | |
7451236612 | apología | eulogy, speech in defense or praise of a person or ideology | 72 | |
7451236613 | caricatura | caricature, work that ridicules the example it is about | 73 | |
7451236614 | cromatismo | the use of a set or range of colors to represent ideas or emotions | 74 | |
7451236615 | desdoblamiento | formation of two or more things through the separation of components that tend to be together, such as the manifestation of two or more personalities | 75 | |
7451236616 | leitmotiv | leading motif, repetition of a word, phrase, situation, or concept in a work | 76 | |
7451236617 | metaficción | metafiction, fiction in which the author breaks the illusion of reality in a work by referring to the artificiality of the work | 77 | |
7451236618 | sátira | satire, a literary work whose purpose is to ridicule the subject | 78 | |
7451236619 | narrativa epistolar | epistolary novel, a work in the form of written letters from one or multiple characters | 79 | |
7451236620 | narrador fidedigno | reliable narrator, narrator whose understanding of the characters or the actions in the story accredit it to tell the facts | 80 | |
7451236621 | narrador no fidedigno | unreliable narrator, narrator who misinterprets the motives or action of the characters or who does no perceive the connections between the facts of the story, creating a discrepancy between the author and the narrator because the narrator is offering inconsistent information | 81 | |
7451236622 | narrador testigo | witness, narrator who does not participate in the action of the story but relates the facts in first person and makes commentary | 82 | |
7451236623 | narratario | the person at whom the narrator directs the text | 83 | |
7451236624 | parábola | parable, a short educational story whose action is applicable to another situation | 84 | |
7451236625 | diéresis | diaeresis, pronunciation of vowels in a diphthong in separate syllables | 85 | |
7451236626 | hiato | hiatus, separation of a sinalefa | 86 | |
7451236627 | verso blanco | blank verse, verse that does not have any kind of rhyme with any other verse, appears in poems with a regular metric rhyme scheme | 87 | |
7451236628 | verso libre | free verse, verso that does not have any rhyme or metric pattern | 88 | |
7451236629 | polimetría | polymetric, use of distinct metric forms in a single poem | 89 | |
7451236630 | silva | silva meter, combines verses of seven and eleven syllables | 90 | |
7451236631 | anagnórisis | anagnorisis, moment at which a character makes an important discovery or understands something about himself, human nature, or his situation | 91 | |
7451236632 | catarsis | catharsis, feeling of purification or liberation prompted by some experience | 92 | |
7451236633 | falla trágica | tragic flaw, fatal error of the protagonist in a work that causes an irreparable harm | 93 | |
7451236634 | pathos | in a Greek tragedy, the affection that inclines the audience towards the tragic character | 94 | |
7451236635 | tres unidades | theatrical rule that there is only one principal action, that the action does not last more than one day, and that all of the action takes place in the same place | 95 | |
7451236636 | cacofonía | cacophony, use of words that combine unpleasant sounds | 96 | |
7451236637 | sinestesia | synthesthesia, description of a sensation or image by means of sensations perceived by the five senses | 97 | |
7451236638 | conceptismo | conceptism, literary movement associated with the Spanish baroque period that is characterized by the use of word play, paradoxes, acuteness of thoughts, and concision in expression | 98 | |
7451236639 | culteranismo | Gongorism, Spanish literary style from the end of the 16th century and the 17th century, characterized by the excessive wealth of surprising metaphors, the exaggerated use of jargon, and syntactic complexity | 99 |
AP Spanish Literature Literary Terms Flashcards
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